Let's review some of the things we have learned about writing about a text!
Thesis Statements
One complete sentence!
Answer the prompt!
Be specific!
Control the language!
Point Sentence in an open response- Same Thing!!!!
Answering an open response about literature
PEE - What does that look like?
Point Sentence (Follow the rules of the thesis statement!)
Evidence- embed quotations, signal phrases
Explanation- 2x as much as evidence
More Evidence- more proof from the text for your point
More Explanation- more explanation of how your evidence proves your point
Language Control
Formal Language- no personal pronouns, no contractions, no slang!
Vocabulary- No RIP words! Show off vocabulary!
Let's practice by writing a response as a class to the following question:
Writing Review
Let's review some of the things we have learned about writing about a text!
Thesis Statements
Point Sentence in an open response- Same Thing!!!!
Answering an open response about literature
PEE - What does that look like?Point Sentence (Follow the rules of the thesis statement!)
Evidence- embed quotations, signal phrases
Explanation- 2x as much as evidence
More Evidence- more proof from the text for your point
More Explanation- more explanation of how your evidence proves your point
Language Control
Formal Language- no personal pronouns, no contractions, no slang!Vocabulary- No RIP words! Show off vocabulary!
Let's practice by writing a response as a class to the following question:
What is Rothman's "so what" in his article?